The strikes were the fourth on Beirut in less than a week. The escalation comes after a U.S. envoy traveled to the region this week in an attempt to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah.

An Israeli airstrike on a residential building in central Beirut killed at least 20 people and injured 66 others early Saturday, marking an escalation in the ongoing conflict with Hezbollah. The strike targeted a Hezbollah commander,

A powerful Israeli air strike flattened a residential building in central Beirut early Saturday, killing at least 16 people and wounding 63 others, while a Hezbollah official denied it targeted a senior commander with the militant group.